| Message: | Estrogenic Steroids Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Product Name: Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Synonyms: Medroxyprogesterone 17-Acetate
CAS: 71-58-9
EINECS: 200-757-9
MF: C24H34O4
MW: 386.52
Assays: 99%
Grade: Pharmaceutical Grade
Appearance: White Powder
Usage: Pharmaceutical Raw Materials
Category: Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Belong To Progesterone Hormone
Category: Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Belong To Progesterone Hormone
Medroxyprogesterone acetate commonly abbreviated as MPA, is a steroidal progestin, a synthetic variant of the steroid hormone progesterone.
MPA is a more potent derivative of its parent compound medroxyprogesterone (MP). Medroxyprogesterone is a synthetic variant of the steroid hormone progesterone(progestin). Progestins and estrogens are the two major classes of female hormones. While medroxyprogesterone is sometimes used as a synonym for medroxyprogesterone acetate, what is almost always being referred to is MPA and not MP.
In females, the most common use of Medroxyprogesterone is an extremely effective contraceptive and also as the progestin component of menopausal hormone replacement therapy to prevent endometrial hyperplasia and cancer. MPA is also used as a treatment for endometriosis, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea. MPA, along with other progestins were developed to allow the hormones to be taken orally.
In males, Medroxyprogesterone has been used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, as a palliative appetite stimulant for cancer patients, and at high doses (800 mg per day) to treat hormone-dependent cancers of primarily the breast.
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